Bracket vs. Cantilever — What's the Difference?

A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a left or right bracket or, alternatively, an opening bracket or closing bracket, respectively, depending on the directionality of the context.

A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached.

Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context

A projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length.

A category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits

A member, such as a beam, that projects beyond a fulcrum and is supported by a balancing member or a downward force behind the fulcrum.

A right-angled support attached to a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object.

A bracket or block supporting a balcony or cornice.

The distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range.

To construct as or in the manner of a cantilever.

A diagram representing the sequence of matches in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome

To extend outward as or in the manner of a cantilever.

A person's nose or jaw

(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

Enclose (words or figures) in brackets

A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.

Place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group

(figure skating) A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.

Hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support

To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.

Establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it.

Same as Cantalever.

A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight.

Projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures.

Project as a cantilever

(Architecture) A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window.

Construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed;

A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity.

A square bracket.

An angle bracket.

(Mathematics) See brace.

Chiefly British One of a pair of parentheses.

A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.

A treelike diagram showing the matchups between competitors in different rounds of a tournament.

The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire.

The shells fired in such a manner.

To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets.

To place within or as if within brackets.

To classify or group together.

To include or exclude by establishing specific boundaries.

To fire beyond and short of (a target) in order to determine artillery range.

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.

(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.

Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.

(UK) "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.

(US) "[" and "]" specifically - as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.

(sports) A printed diagram of games in a tournament.

(sports) A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.

One of several ranges of numbers.

(algebra) A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.

(military) Typically of stationary weapons, the zone enclosed by one long and one short shot impact expected to be hit very accurately.

(typography) The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.

A mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.

To support by means of mechanical brackets.

To enclose in typographical brackets.

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.

To place in the same category.

To mark distinctly for special treatment.

To set aside, discount, ignore.

(military) To gauge the range of a target by firing equally short and long of it and ranging the weapon between the two to achieve a very accurate hit.

(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.

In the philosophical system of Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actual content of experience.

An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office.

A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.

A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.

The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.

One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; - called also crotchet.

A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like.

A figure determined by firing a projectile beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; - only used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the United States navy it is called fork.

To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.

To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an object).

A category falling within certain defined limits

Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

Either of two punctuation marks (`

An L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

Support with brackets;

Place into brackets;

Classify or group